Russia’s Alfa-Bank joins R3 blockchain consortium
Apr 02, 2018 10:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Russian private commercial bank Alfa-Bank has officially announced that it is has become a member of the blockchain consortium led by R3. Headquartered in New York, the consortium counts a number of major banks,...
Polish bank partners with Coinfirm for blockchain-based document verification
Apr 02, 2018 09:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
Polish bank PKO Bank Polski has partnered with blockchain startup Coinfirm in its efforts to implement a blockchain solution for document verification. PKO Bank Polski and Coinfirm have signed a cooperation agreement....
FxWirePro: ETH/USD trades below 400, bias bearish, good to go short on rallies
Apr 02, 2018 08:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
ETH/USD is trading in a narrow range on Monday with its upside being capped by 7-DMA. It is currently trading at 388 levels at the time of writing (Kraken). On the upside, a break above 404 (7-DMA) would target 435...
FxWirePro: BTC/EUR fails to close below 78.6% Fib, break below required for further weakness
Apr 02, 2018 08:27 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency
BTC/EUR is extending range trade around major trendline support at 5575 levels. Price action failed to close below strong support at 78.6% Fib at 5488. Close below required for further weakness. The pair is...
FxWirePro: BTC/USD upside capped by 7-DMA, good to go short on rallies
Apr 02, 2018 06:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD is trading in a narrow range on Monday as its upside is capped by 7-DMA. It is currently trading at 6918 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, a break above 7002 (2h 50-SMA) would see the...
Unity Technologies, Kin to revolutionise gaming with cryptocurrency
Apr 02, 2018 06:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Kin Ecosystem Foundation, a nonprofit governance body for the cryptocurrency Kin, has entered into an Asset Store partnership with Unity Technologies, a leading video game development company. Through this...
BoE announces PoC on ensuring renewed RTGS service’s compatibility with DLT
Apr 02, 2018 04:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that it is commencing a proof-of-concept (PoC) to look into the way in which its renewed Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service could be compatible with innovative payment...
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